How to Satin Finish a Knife Blade

This is the exact same technique I use to finish my own high performance hunting / camping / survival knives: store.goughcustom.com/
I've been asked a few times to do a video showing how to satin finish a knife blade, so when I was working on my most recent batch of blades I put together this video!
The sandpaper I like most is Indasa Rhynowet 'Redline' sandpaper. I also use 'Sait' Saitech paper, it's very nice also and available to me locally.
If you want to order sandpaper in medium/large quantities then SuperGrit is your best bet. The sandpaper is inexpensive but very high quality, and service from SuperGrit is great: www.supergrit.com/products/Red...
You can also get the 'redline' paper in individual quantities from USAKnifeMaker along with anything else you might order from them:
usaknifemaker.com/abrasives-c-...
The knife in my pocket this time is a Spyderco Manix 2 DLC: amzn.to/1Ii1Ke3
This video was shot using a Panasonic Lumix G6: amzn.to/1w1ISLi
Hope the video is helpful!
-Aaron

[@daryooshfatemi]

you are a great artist and with a generous heart to share your priceless knowledge. A real maestro. Thank you

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks for the kind words mate!

[@jalenjagger6389]

I know Im randomly asking but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account..? I was dumb lost the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me!

[@BigIronTV]

I enjoyed the video. I have learned much from watching your videos that I have successfully applied to my own knife making. Thanks

[@HavokTheorem]

Your patience and meticulousness is really inspiring, really goes to show that hard work is a key ingredient in an amazing final product.

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@Reese_Asher]

*8:28** Your wife walks behind you-* *Wife: "Uhh Aaron what are you doing?"* *You: "Just sanding"*

[@GoughCustom]

Haha "just sanding"

[@peterbauer1194]

+iDeviceTut fairly positive it was a masturbation joke.

[@cadortrenowden1689]

Heh heh, you're sick.

[@stv0248]

love the thoroughness and that you show how to use affordable tools, keep posting!

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks Steve, will do!

[@twistnineninesix]

I've been watching this video for 5 years, and today i ordered 01 tool steel and sandpaper (i have 100s of files from my granddad's shop). Thank you for both the knowledge and the inspiration. We're going to make a knife finally!

[@GoughCustom]

Nice mate! Best of luck!

[@metalbear375375]

Great video, as always 😊 Very informative. I always come away from watching your videos feeling that I have learned and benefited from doing so. Thank you! 😊

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks for watching mate!

[@ScottPriestley]

Thanks Aaron! Love your work. You inspired me to try making my first knife and believe I could do it with simple tools! Thanks!

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks Scott, glad you liked the video!

[@mlopezrossi]

Dear Aaron. Thanks a lot for this video. I was just wondering how to get rid of the grid lines and made a cool satin finish! Thans again!

[@KeithPeters]

I've made a few knives, and have the process down pretty well. Now working on upping the quality. I've watched a ton of videos on all aspects of knife making. I keep coming back to a lot of your techniques. Simple, well explained, logical. So thanks.

[@GoughCustom]

Awesome mate! Glad the videos have been helpful!

[@KeithPeters]

Gough Custom Yeah, I built a fire brick heat treating kiln, and have the Lansky sharpening system. Starting to build out the bevel filing jig. I've been using a cheap 1x30 grinder that does ok on the bevel itself, but is useless for getting a decent plunge line. Until I upgrade, I think the file may be the way to go.

[@GoughCustom]

Keith Peters The plunge line is definitely the hardest part of using a grinder. The filing jig makes that part much more controllable...

[@970SHR]

Great info Aaron, tx a lot! I build your filing jig and finished my 1st knife ever a couple days ago. If I only saw this video already wouldn't hand sanded to 1500 pre-heat treatment 😊 greetings from Argentina!

[@GoughCustom]

Awesome mate! Glad the video was helpful!

[@OldNew45]

Great video as usual. I really like how you answer all the important questions. A tips and tricks video with actual tips and tricks.

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate! Glad it was helpful!

[@nihontoman]

As always, your work is just so clean and precise. love the finished result. thanks for the video.

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@loganconnor7122]

Perfect I have been looking for a video like this for years, thank you...

[@GoughCustom]

You might really like my newer videos as well mate!

[@landryj1k]

your knives are beautiful! I have been on the wait list a while. I can't wait to get one.

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate! Sorry you've had to wait. I'm still trying to work out ways to be more productive...

[@m00nsplitter72]

Whenever I see a dedicated and skilled artisan producing fine pieces such as these I'm sooo tempted. I need to either win the lottery or stop watching videos such as this. I am an admirer.

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@ronnewton606]

your attention to detail is amazing... great work.. im learning a lot.. thank you

[@GoughCustom]

+ron newton Thanks very much mate! Glad it was helpful!

[@SOUTHAFRICANKNIFEGUY]

Really makes you appreciate handmade knives!

[@GoughCustom]

Absolutely! It's pretty crazy the amount of work that goes into finishing!

Awesome video. I love your videos, because they are simple, informative and understandable. I hope, joy will be with you!!!

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@Reese_Asher]

*5:28** Damn I WISH I could sand that fast!*

[@discflight]

Dude I realised as I watched this that you are actually my new hero 😊👍

[@GoughCustom]

Haha thanks very much!

[@malkocy]

Thanks a lot mate. I have a Japanese chef knife, which had a nice polish when I first bought it. Once I had it sharpened to a street vendor, and it was full of scratches. My heart was thorn.. Anyway, later I learned to sharpen with whetstone, so I got saphire brand stones, 1000-3000-8000 grits. But still had the scratches. After watching your video couple of times, I bought 400-600-800 grits sand paper, a sand block, which was very cheap to acquire by the way. And finally, I got my knife almost perfect satin finish, thanks to your explanations on your video.

[@GoughCustom]

malkocy Excellent work mate! That must have been satisfying!

[@malkocy]

Yes.. You saved my day, and I got this new skill. Thanks to you..

[@ScottsUtubeWorld]

Beautiful knives, and great videos. Congratulations on your success. Very proud of you, Aaron! --Scott

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks Scott!

[@jakobostner6031]

great channel. thanks for sharing all your experience. i love how much attention you pay to the details

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@MrJondor13]

You make beautiful knives man! Thanks for all the vids to help improve!

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@richfgpt4883]

Thank you Aaron. Great teacher.

[@theelfman]

Aaron, you have some of the best vids on YT. Only wish you did more! Thanks

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks man!

[@fireguzzi.]

Another great "how to" vid. Thanks!

[@GoughCustom]

Cheers mate!

[@jamilterzi]

Awesome video! I like the fact you get into details

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@gurk2k]

Watched with great interest, taking it in and listened to you very seriously but I lost it at the safety glasses comment. Loved the vid!

[@GoughCustom]

Haha glad you liked the video mate! I actually had water mixed with metal grit squirt up out of the pin hole in the tang and right into my eye one time, so now I wear safety glasses even while hand sanding... I guess if you do something enough eventually you'll need safety glasses! I got tape flung into my eye once when packaging a knife for a customer as well lol

[@ahmedshakir6967]

@@GoughCustom i once had WD-40 Squirt straight back at my eyes, luckily i had drilled a hole or something before using it and I still had my safely glasses on, i always wear them when using WD-40 now lol

[@GovannonForge]

Learning a lot! Thank you for sharing the knowledge.

[@GoughCustom]

Excellent! Glad the video was helpful!

[@Dada-1610]

Thanks man this video helped me a lot, you do excellent work and i really enjoyed watching your technique cheers

[@GoughCustom]

Glad to hear the video was helpful mate! Thanks for the kind words!

[@matiasgoinheix366]

Thanks for sharing your workflows, really apreciate it and learnt a lot from it.

[@GoughCustom]

You're very welcome Matias!

[@theamateurmachineshop2150]

Great video and instruction. Thanks for sharing the tips!

[@GoughCustom]

no worries at all!

[@andrewsaenz4330]

Hey gough I would love to see a grinding tutorial from you!

[@ibmoosed]

gorgeous blade

[@EkimKnives]

Great video Thanks for the tutorial! Good idea with the separate bins for the pre cut paper

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks for watching mate! I learnt that trick about separating the paper the hard way!

[@johannbarnard5893]

great technique extremely well presented. thank you

[@GoughCustom]

Johann Barnard Thanks Johann!

[@dennhandmadeknives872]

Great videos.. I always do my hand sanding after heat treat.. Going to try this method on one in the next batch.. Thanks for the tips!!

[@GoughCustom]

Denn Handmade Knives Just make sure to protect the finish well from scale and decarb during heat-treat, that's caused me no end of problems in the past!

[@dennhandmadeknives872]

Thanks, I just tried your satin finish method and it worked awesome.. much appreciated, Cheers!!

[@GoughCustom]

Denn Handmade Knives Glad to hear mate!

[@russtuff]

Great process, thanks for sharing.

[@GoughCustom]

No worries man!

[@Phiz787]

Beautiful demonstration, thank you

[@GoughCustom]

You are very welcome mate, thanks for watching!

[@TheRealAnarchrox]

That's a beautiful finish. I reckon I will do that with this kitchen knife I'm restoring.

[@GoughCustom]

Best of luck mate!

[@MrPacu09]

Great job you're the best regards from Argentina

[@GoughCustom]

Jonatan Emmanuel Suarez Thanks Jonatan!

[@PSMITHjl]

beautiful finish!

[@GoughCustom]

+Jean pSmith Thanks very much!

[@360Prairie]

Great video! Keep up the good work.

[@GoughCustom]

Cheers mate!

[@albertov.488]

Awesome video mate, very informative.

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@billlindsey411]

Very good info, thank you!

[@Cnctrldotcom]

As always an excellent video, thanks.

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mettwurschtbrot]

Thanks bro, very nice tips! Inspiring too

[@GoughCustom]

My pleasure mate!

[@mcfly9800]

I am sanding my 1st knife thank you for the advice

[@GoughCustom]

Any time mate! Best of luck!

[@davidspruill8199]

hey thanks for actually caring to show a diyer what's up been searching all over glad to stumble on to your work God bless in Jesus name Brother

[@GoughCustom]

No worries David!

[@lsubslimed]

Sweet, great vid Aaron :) If you don't mind me suggesting.. just as one should use sandpaper as if it's free, use shop towels like they're free as well, at least or especially in the case of sanding/finishing. Just use a new (or seperate) towel for each grit so you don't happen to drag a piece of 400 grit (or worse) down the blade of your nicely finished 600 grit when wiping down your blade at the end. I know it's probably not a big problem for you since you only use those two grits, but hopefully somebody will benefit from reading this. I know how much it sucks to get up to 1000 grit and then wipe the blade down, only to find a stray piece of 120 grit on the towel after it just got done digging it's way into my nicely finished blade.. :( lol Anyway, it's always nice to see new vids from ya brother, take care :)

[@GoughCustom]

Good idea mate! Thanks!

[@stormsilagy5744]

Great video, thanks for the upload.

[@GoughCustom]

Now worries man, thanks for watching!

[@marcosdelaguila4120]

Nice work! Thanks of sharing.

[@GoughCustom]

No worries mate! Thanks for watching!

[@enaras3853]

Dear Gough. Thank you, thank you and thank you for this very instructive videos. Are you a teacher. Sorry my grammar. I write using the google translator. Thanks again and kind regards from Spain

[@GoughCustom]

+enaras No worries at all mate! I'm not a teacher, I just enjoy teaching.

[@elnikoleto]

very usefull i will apply it to my next finish .thanks for the knowlege wich you share with us

[@GoughCustom]

+elnikoleto No worries at all mate!

[@centorossi46]

Thank you for your tutorials, you are awesome. Could you make one of how to do sheaths (materials, the press you use...).

[@GoughCustom]

Vicent Yi Thanks mate! I definitely have the sheath making videos on my todo list, just have to find time to make them!

[@pablosaro8686]

Gracias por compartir tus tecnicas y conocimientos. Buen video!!

[@GoughCustom]

Gracias!

[@MysteryNotes]

I've always found your videos really interesting to watch, thanks for uploading them! Do you only make fixed blade knives?

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate, glad you like them! Right now I'm only doing fixed blades, will likely stay that way for a while yet!

[@TheDaveDryden]

hey Aaron I'm about to make my first few knives, I was wondering that when you sand the ricasso area are you not creating an uneven surface for your knife scales to glue on to? i assume you aren't doing much sanding if any where the tang is hidden by the scales. I was just wondering how this affects the scales sitting on your handle to avoid gaps, cheers.

[@GoughCustom]

You can create an uneven surface if you're not careful, you have to just make sure to sand a larger area so that the transition (if any) is spread out!

[@mahasurdinata3180]

Knife maker with perfection...

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate, I try!

[@ebel-janschepers3709]

Thank you so much for your video's. I learned a lot of them :-)

[@GoughCustom]

+Ebel-Jan Schepers No worries mate! Glad they've been helpful!

[@sbjennings99]

Awesome informative Video experience 👏 Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏

[@GoughCustom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lyman345]

nice work

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@rsitch1]

Thank you very much!!! Bob

[@GoughCustom]

You are very welcome

[@user-fp7xt5tg9q]

Hello, thank you very much for your videos, they help me so much to improve my skills. I wanted to ask you to make a video - if possible - explaining how we can make visible the upper line of the bevel after hand sanding. It will be very helpful. Thanks again!

[@GoughCustom]

Hey mate! The main thing to consider in order to keep the top line of the bevel visible is that you have to avoid rounding over that 'corner'. If you think about it that visible line is actually just a 'corner' with a really shallow angle... If you round it over, even just a little bit, then the line mostly disappears. So: Make sure you're using REALLY hard sanding blocks. If you're using sandpaper then you have to keep a lot of tension on the paper to make sure it doesn't 'squish' and round over that edge. The best way to do it is actually not to use sandpaper at all, instead use a type of hard stone called 'edm stones' to do your finishing. Because they're completely hard / rigid it's much easier to avoid rounding over that corner. The stones also cut much faster than sandpaper as well, I use them 100% instead of sandpaper these days... I buy my stones from MoldShopTools.com, and I use the CS-M stones in the 1/4x1/2" size.

[@user-fp7xt5tg9q]

@@GoughCustom many many thanks for the detailed answer. I will try to implement all these. Thanks again

[@everetnoelknives]

Great vid, thanks!!

[@GoughCustom]

No worries man, glad you liked it!

[@mps81a]

Nice work :D

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@carluciolimafilholima1015]

You are the most accurate craftsman in this area!

[@GoughCustom]

+Carlucio Lima Filho Lima Thanks mate!

[@sibylle_p]

I would love to see how you made your small sanding block!

[@draganpastrovic2157]

Great video thanks

[@GoughCustom]

Glad you enjoyed it mate!

[@draganpastrovic2157]

@@GoughCustom one of these days I will order your Resolute knife, gotta have one.

[@GoughCustom]

@@draganpastrovic2157 thanks mate :) I'll look forward to making one for you!

[@Cam_Army]

Thankyou very much dude!

[@GoughCustom]

No worries mate!

[@brockhinton2363]

Hey gough it's me again! I seem to have trouble sanding out the scratches right at the beginning of the bevel! Any tips and great video! It was actually very helpful!

[@GoughCustom]

Hey mate! Yes that's generally the area that takes the most work... The first thing I would say is to make sure that your file (the one you're using on the filing jig) has it's edges nicely rounded, any little teeth sticking out will cause deep scratches that are hard to get out. Apart from that it really is just a matter of sanding a bunch unfortunately. Make sure you change your sandpaper really often, treat it like it's free!

[@johnkennedyswenja]

GREAT INFO

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate!

[@BMcRae]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing. A little off topic but have you done chisel grinds? I love the look of the compound chisel grinds have not seen how they are accomplished. Thanks again.

[@GoughCustom]

I haven't done any chisel grinds, but they should be fairly simple, you're basically just grinding/finishing one side of the blade rather than both...

[@111111111Tiger]

thanks for sharing...

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks for watching!

[@tivadarhorvath530]

Nice Work :)

[@GoughCustom]

Cheers mate!

[@robertoruscigno7126]

Thanks for your videos. Very helpful for me. A question: What if do you use a "dry sandpaper"? You rock bro! ATB from italy! Roberto.

[@GoughCustom]

Survival Sniper Hey mate! Dry sanding works ok, but the sandpaper clogs more quickly, and also you'll end up breathing metal dust which is not good for you.

[@JohnSmith-qq7fm]

Thank you :)

[@GoughCustom]

+John Smith No worries John!

[@thaknobodi]

Received a knife with some words on the blade. This will come in handy. Fortunately it's 14C28N so not hard to work with.

[@bigjenkins3557]

Nice info. Thanks. I would have to fix the table so it didn't clunk while sanding.

[@GoughCustom]

+Big Jenkins I fixed it after the video, which is hindsight is a little silly :)

[@bigjenkins3557]

+Gough Custom LOL. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@timothyciarlette8250]

Thank you.

[@GoughCustom]

No worries!

[@wiser101]

You make well and use full videos great job on all your work. I have one question when your going to make knife does it matter on what kind of metal it is or is their a specific metal?

[@GoughCustom]

+Pedro Hernandez Thanks very much Pedro! Yes, specific steels are needed to make knives. Usually a 'tool steel' is what's needed as it can be hardened. I recommend beginners get started using O1 tool steel.

[@Alex.P_10]

I really enjoy your videos!Nice job again.On another note.How much time do you need to satin a blade on both sides?

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate! Glad you liked it! How long it takes really depends on what finish you take it to before hand. If the blade has just come off the filing jig then you're looking at a couple of hours at the very least. On the other hand if it's come off the grinder using a relatively fine grit belt then you might be able to get it down to an hour or less. I know of some other makers who have gotten so good on the grinder that they're only spending 15-20 minutes hand finishing! I'm trying to get better on the grinder as it's still taking me too long to hand finish, and the process is quite hard on your body when doing a number of blades.

[@MG-hx3ym]

If you’ve got a knife that is not a full flat grind do you hand sand the bevels AND flats or just the flats? I don’t want to waste a bunch of time and I would like the bevels to contrast the flats, but what is normally done?

[@ShortwickCreations]

When you're sanding do you do the entire progression up to 600 on one side, then flip the blade, or do you do the same grit on both sides before progressing?

[@GoughCustom]

I normally go to 800 on both sides, then dry the knife off and do the straight pulls on both sides, that seems to work best.

[@buetang]

Always enjoy your videos.. Any idea when you're going to open up orders again?

[@GoughCustom]

Hey mate! Glad you liked the video! I won't be able to open my orders again until the middle of next year at the earliest I'd say, unfortunately.

[@buetang]

Awesome, keep us posted :) Would love to have one of your 4" models.

[@jasonjohnson6938]

buetang soon as i get the money i want 1 too at least the back ordering means hes being successful

[@billtricker987]

Can you please show how you sharpen serrations and curved blades in your next video please? Great video by the way :)

[@GoughCustom]

I actually don't have any good techniques for doing that! Mainly because I don't own any knives with serrations or curved blades!

[@negrohan]

Thanks for the video, its amazing!! My problem is get to the scratches of the plungeline! I have the surface prety fine but still scratches in that part!! Very hard yo eliminate!!

[@GoughCustom]

Hey Carlos! Yes plunge-line scratches are the bane of every knifemaker! The best approach is to work out which process are leaving the deep scratches in the plunge line, and then to try to change that process to reduce the number and/or depth of the scratches!

[@negrohan]

@@GoughCustom thank you my friend for the answer. I’ll work on that!!!

[@kosmiksoul]

I need to satin all my knives! :)

[@GoughCustom]

It is definitely a very cool finish!

[@JoeC92]

Could you still do this without heat treating after? Or more so after a blade is already treated? I have a Kabar Becker BK2, I wanted to strip the paint off the blade portion then get a satin finish. Also would I need to coat the blade with anything after besides just a mineral oil to prevent corrosion?

[@GoughCustom]

Hey Joe! You can certainly do this to an already heat-treated blade, just be very careful of the sharp edge as you could cut yourself really badly. Mineral oil should be enough to prevent corrosion.

[@theelfman]

Great vid once again mate. Any chance you could do a bevel grinding vid?

[@GoughCustom]

Thanks mate! I'll probably do a bevel grinding video once I get my grinding jig re-designed.

[@HoutmeyersP]

Hi Gough Custom. I like your video's, very usefull info. Have you tried Scotch-Brite to satin finish your blades. I have used the Ultra Fine Hand Pad 7448 for polishing mine with the aid of a sanding drum mounted in a cordless drill. I cut the pads in 2 " strips 9 " long and roll them on the sanding drum. Its fast and the finish is very uniform...it even follows the contours in the blade. I never use coarser pads because they tend to roundover crisp edged that you maybe want to keep. If the ultra fine pads are to coarse...just put a few drops of motor oil or WD40 on the blade first.

[@GoughCustom]

I have used a scotchbrite belt on my grinder in the past. It works ok but it's definitely not as crisp as a finish done totally by hand unfortunately...

[@TheSilentEaglesNest]

Mr Gough ive got a question, after you do 600 grit for the first time and then heat treat it and move on to 600 grit the second time, do you sand in the same direction or switch to how it was the first time?

[@GoughCustom]

The Eagle I generally switch the direction, but either way works fine.

[@romacthingstodo]

Hi learning a lot from your tutorials thanks. I'm busy with my first blade and almost ready for the sanding process. Q. Do you first file to a sharp point along the blade edge before sanding hardening and final sharpen or do you leave approx .5mm on the edge to protect from warping when heated? Thanks

[@gradygriffin3407]

Before you heat treat I wouldn't recommend doing a sharpen. You should out the bevel in, but not sharpen the knife.

[@GoughCustom]

As Grady recommended you should leave the edge dull. Put in your final bevel and leave the edge 0.5mm thick or so and then sharpen after you have done the heat-treatment and your final finishing and so on!

[@jarrodskeete52]

Hey Aaron, do you recommend the even heat kilns for a hobby knife maker? They are pricey but seem to be worth it in the long run with the ability to set consistent temps. My fear with a gas forge is overheating when trying to normalise...

[@GoughCustom]

Hey Jarrod! I think an electric kiln for a hobby knifemaker is a great investment and a tool you will get a lot of use out of! I think these days I would recommend Paragon over Evenheat, just because the outside cases of their ovens are much nicer and more durable, and also because they have an inert gas plumbing kit that you can use to avoid needing stainless foil!

[@nickulvatten1039]

Great video! I know my question is not relevant to this video but can you give me advice on how to get a cleaner plunge lines and bevels without an belt grinder? , I only have an angle grinder. Thanks in advance! Nick

[@GoughCustom]

Hey Nick! I'd say ditch the angle grinder and go with a filing jig instead if you want cleaner bevels/plunge lines.

[@YanDoroshenko]

Thanks, mate! You've encouraged me to try knifemaking myself. Waiting for my sweet D2 to arrive. Question: where do you get your handle pins and what do you think on detachable handle scales?

[@GoughCustom]

+Yan Doroshenko Hey Yan! Nice to hear! Are you going to be sending your blade out for heat-treatment? If you plan to heat-treat at home using an improvised forge I just wanted to let you know that you will not be able to heat-treat D2 that way unfortuantely. If you want to heat-treat at home you need to stick to a simpler steel like O1. If you want to use D2 you either need to have a kiln, or you will need to send the blade out for heat-treatment.

[@YanDoroshenko]

Gough Custom Thank you very much for your response. I decided to send it out for heat -treatment. I will cost me 4 bucks + shipping and save me a lot of work and probably a piece of steel.

[@joshuayount9714]

+Yan Doroshenko Where are you sending the blade out for heat treatment? That's an incredible price!

[@YanDoroshenko]

Joshua Yount Well, yeah, that's a pile of money, but I managed to save $4 for a knifemaker to help me with it. Cheers from Czech Republic!

[@TitusLivy777]

I've had trouble finding safety glasses without too much optical distortion, so I typically use a full-face mask, which is inconvenient. Are you happy with your safety glasses? If so, what kind do you use? Thanks!

[@GoughCustom]

+TitusLivy777 I actually haven't had that issue to be honest, so I can't really be of any help! I will say that I vastly prefer my full-face respirator to any combination of glasses/visor.

[@suburbanknife-maker9194]

Aaron, I posted a Knife Maker Spotlight on you and the 'Resolute' on a G+ knife community, tons of positive feedback and +1's! A question was asked about the black finish on the knife (website pics). I didn't comment on it, because I wasn't sure what coating/ process you had settled on, or even if you continue to use it. Could you let me know if you are. Cheers, Griff.

[@GoughCustom]

Griff Grinds Thanks Griff! I'm not currently using Cerakote, but I am looking to move to matte black DLC coating on my future blades.